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Life Inside A City That’s “Drowning” From Torrential Rains ...
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Jan 7, 2016
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North Korea Says It Detonated A Hydrogen Bomb, But Experts Are Skeptical
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Jan 6, 2016
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What You Can Actually Do Right Now To Help Preserve Reproductive Rights
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Jan 6, 2016
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These Stunning Images Capture The Beauty & Grace Of India’s...
"Hijras were both revered and feared as powerful entities who lived between the sexes... They were believed to bestow good fortune and fertility by dancing
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Why Have 5 Booksellers Mysteriously Vanished In Hong Kong?
Their manuscripts covered salacious tales that purported to uncover the inside lives of powerful political leaders. And then one by one, they started to di
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Inside An Inspiring School That’s Empowering Girls In Iran
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The Country Where The Ebola Outbreak Started Is Now Free Of The V...
The West African nation where last year's deadly Ebola epidemic began has been declared free of the virus by the World Health Organization, two years
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Japan Apologizes For “Comfort Women” Sex Slave Legacy
It's one of the many sad legacies of World War II: tens of thousands of women from across Asia were forced into brothels where they served for years a
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16 Things You Need To Know About The World In 2016
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U.N. Outraged After Convicted Rapist Given A High-Profile Women...
When Zambain singer Clifford Dimba was convicted in 2014 of raping a 14-year-old girl, he was sentenced to 18 years in prison. But just a year later, the m
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31 Places You Should See Before They Disappear Forever
If nothing is done, the world could lose some of its most treasured landmarks and monuments.
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How One Iraqi Refugee Is Learning To See Herself In A Whole New Way
Ayat has never experienced what it is like to be in love. And at 18, she is not sure she ever will. “The scars on my face are so clear and not easy t
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Photos That Made The World Stand Still In 2015
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What It’s Really Like To Live Through Beijing’s Smog ...
Update: Heavy smog in Beijing has triggered another “Red Alert” — just over a week after the hazardous pollution alert was issued for the
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Commercial Flights To Cuba Are About To Take Off
Looking to cross Cuba off your travel bucket list? Your options for getting there are about to expand. The United States and Cuba have reached an agreement
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Malala Had The Perfect Response To Trump’s Anti-Muslim Comm...
Malala Yousafzai delivered the perfect reply to Donald Trump's proposal to bar Muslims from entering the United States, countering the candidate'
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Haunting Photos Show The Mothers & Children Locked Up For “...
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Update: Missing Billionaire Businessman Resurfaces In China
Update: Guo Guangchang, the Chinese billionaire businessman whose disappearance made international headlines last week, has resurfaced. His company, the Fo
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Saudi Arabia Lets Women Vote — Finally
People across Saudi Arabia will head to the polls on Saturday in what are being billed as historic elections. For the first time, women in the Persian Gulf
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Looking At These Hot French Firefighters Can Actually Help Save T...
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Thousands — Not Hundreds — Were Crushed To Death During Mecca Pil...
Update: At least 2,411 people died in the September stampede — three times the death toll reported by Saudi authorities, according to an updated coun
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“When My Mother Told Me They Had To Sell Me, My Heart Broke...
Sonita Alizadeh says she was just 10 years old when her parents initially tried to find her a husband. Sadly, it wasn't the first time the teen would
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Bollywood Star’s Fatal Hit-And-Run Case Sparks Outrage
A major Bollywood star was cleared in a fatal 2002 hit-and-run on Thursday, sparking outpourings of both support and outrage on social media. Salman Khan w
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Anonymous Declares Friday “ISIS Trolling Day”
Anonymous is about to deploy a new strategy against the Islamic State group — trolling them. The “hactivist” collective has reportedly de
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These Haunting Photos Capture Life During Beijing’s “...
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North Face Founder, Doug Tompkins, Dies In Kayaking Accident In C...
Doug Tompkins, the founder of the ubiquitous outdoor clothing brand North Face, died following a kayaking accident in Patagonia. He was 72. Tompkins, who c
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The Surprising Housing Trend Embraced By China’s Millennials
The one-bedroom dwelling offers an office space, a bar, and a game room in the middle of a bustling metropolis, surrounding by some of the country's h
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These Heartbreaking Photos Capture Hong Kong’s “McRef...
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The Powerful Message From One Café Hit By Paris Terror Attacks
A restaurant that was targeted in last month's deadly terror attacks in Paris has reportedly reopened its doors. “We want to show them that we a
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Experts If This Gollum...
This Lord of the Rings meme could have serious consequences. Dr. Bilgin Çiftçi, a doctor in Turkey, reportedly lost his job at a hospital aft
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